Sweat-band for hats



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SWEAT- BAN D F R HATS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 579,394, dated March 23, 1897.

Application filed August 10, 1896. Serial No. 602,355. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, t may concern: band la. The upper edge 19 of the band 14 Be it known that I, URBAN G. ILES, of Cuba, is turned outwardly and downwardly outside State of Missouri, have invented certain new of the band 17, and said edge 19 is stitched 55 and useful Improvementsin Sweat-Bands for to vthe hat for the purpose of holding the Hats, of which the following is a full, clear, sweat-band thus constructed in position in and exact description, reference being had to the hat. the accompanying drawings, forming a part The non-absorbent bands 11 and 17 are hereof. preferably of thin sheets of mica, and in 6o My invention relates to sweat-bands for their construction I usually use fouror iive Io hats; and it consists in the novel construcstrips, and these strips are joined together at tion, combination, and arrangement of parts their ends substantially as shown in Fig. G.

'hereinafter shown, described, and claimed. Tongues 20 are formed upon the meeting y Figure 1 is a vertical sectional View through ends vof the sheets of mica and the sheets are 65 a hat, illustrating the use of my improved placed end to end in position against the i5 sweat-band. Fig. 2 is a View of the outer ou-ter surfaces of the bands 10 and 14 with face of a piece of the sweatband, parts bethe tongues overlapping each other. This ing broken away to more clearly illustrate construction allows of the sweat-band being the same. Fig. 8 is a view of the inner facev stretched without breaking the joints between 7o of a piece of the sweat-band. Fig. 4 is an the strips of non-absorbent material. Any

zo enlargeddetail viewillustrating the construcflexible non-absorbent material which will tion of the sweat-band and its relation tothe not be destroyed by the action of perspira hat. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail view simition may be substituted for the mica. The lar to Fig. et and showing a modified form of object of the construction is to prevent the 75 the sweat-band. Fig. 6 is a detail view ill usperspiration from the head of the wearer com- 2 5 tratin g the construction of the sweat-band. ing in contact with and soiling the hat.

In the construction of my improved sweat- The lower edge of the non-absorbent maband for hats I employ an inner band 10, of terial 17 projects slightly below the lower leather or any suitable material, which band edge of the band 10 and acts as a water-shed 8o is designed to come directly against the head to prevent the perspiration from running 3o of the wearer. Upon the outside of the from the lower edge of said band 10 around band 10 I place a band composed of sheets of to the material of the hat. mica 11, tin-foil, or analogous waterproof or In the construction shown in Fig. 5, innen-absorbent material, the upper edge 12 of stead of turning the upper edge 19 of the 85 vthe band 10 is turned outwardly and downband 14 downwardly, as shown in Fig. 4l, the

wardly against the outer face of the upper narrow band 21 is stitched to said upper edge edge of the nonabsorbent material 11, and 19 and extends downwardly outside of the the stitching 13 holds the non-absorbent manon'absorbent material 17 and the loweredge terial in position relative to the band 10. of said band'21 is stitched to the hat for the 9o The inner band 14,0f leather or suitable flexipurpose of holding said sweat-band in posi- 4o ble material, is placed outside of the nontion.

absorbent material, and its lower edge 15 is I claimturned upwardly between the lower edges of 1. As an article of manufacture, a sweatthe band 10 and of the non-absorbent Inateband for headwear consisting of an inner 95 rial l17 and the stitching 1G holds said band band of suitable material and sections of non- 14 in position relative to the band 10. The absorbent waterproof material placed end to stitching 16 connects the lower edges of the end against the outer surface of said inner bands 10 and 11 and does not penetrate the band and having tongues projecting from non-absorbent material. A second band 17, their ends and overlapping each other and Ico of non-absorbent material, is placed outside stitched to said inner band, substantially as 5o of the band 14C, with its lower edge below the specified.

lower edge of the band 10, and the stitching 2. As an article of manufacture, a sweat- 1S holds said non-absorbent material to the band for headwear consisting of an inner band of suitable material7 a second band coniposed of non-absorbent waterproof material placed against the outer surface of said inner band, the upper edge of said inner band being turned outwardly over the upper edge of said waterproof band and stitched in position, a third band of material similar to said inner band placed outside of said waterproof band and having its lower edge turned inwardly and upwardly and attached to the lower edge of said inner band and a fourth band of non-absorbent waterproof material outside of said third band and attached to said third band, substantially as specified.

3. As an article of manufacture, a sweatloand for headwear oonsistin g of an inner band of suitable material, aseoond band composed of non-absorbent waterproof material placed against the outer surface of said inner band, the upper edge of said inner band heilig turned outwardly over the upper edge of said waterproof band and stitched in position, a third band of material similar to said inner band placed outside of said waterproof band a-nd having its lower edge turned inwardly and upwardly and attached to the lower edge of said inner band and a fourth band of non-absorbent waterproof material outside of said third band and attached to said. third band, the lower edge of said fourth band extending below the lower edges of the other bands, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

URBAN G. ILES. Witnesses:

S. G. WELLS, MAUD GRIFFIN. 

